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CVE-2009-3890

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2009-11-14	wordpress -- multiple vulnerabilities

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CVE-2009-3890 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2009-3890
Phase	Assigned(20091105)

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the wp_check_filetype function in wp-includes/functions.php in WordPress before 2.8.6, when a certain configuration of the mod_mime module in the Apache HTTP Server is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by posting an attachment with a multiple-extension filename, and then accessing this attachment via a direct request to a wp-content/uploads/ pathname, as demonstrated by a .php.jpg filename.

References

Source	Reference
FULLDISC	20091111 WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
FULLDISC	20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
FULLDISC	20091112 Re: WordPress <= 2.8.5 Unrestricted File Upload Arbitrary PHP Code Execution
MLIST	[oss-security] 20091115 CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6
MLIST	[oss-security] 20091115 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6
MLIST	[oss-security] 20091116 Re: CVE request: Wordpress 2.8.6
CONFIRM	http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11122
CONFIRM	http://wordpress.org/development/2009/11/wordpress-2-8-6-security-release/
OSVDB	59958
SECUNIA	37332